Chapter 122: Change
Chapter 122: Change
As soon as they reached the door, the three felt something was wrong. Suddenly spotting a figure in the corner, White Mouse’s pupils shrank. He stopped and stepped back into the rental house.
Yeh Tian and Mei Huizi behind him felt puzzled, realizing something was amiss, and they also stepped back.
“Close the net,” Li Jizheng thought to himself, seeing them retreat. He knew it was bad.
As soon as he spoke, several special police officers emerged from the alley. “Don’t move, you’re surrounded.”
“Damn it.”
White Mouse cursed under his breath and immediately fled into the rental house. He pulled out two smoke bombs and threw them on the ground. He ran to the window and lowered the rope he had prepared earlier.
As an agent, he always had to think about how to escape. Completing the mission and surviving were his beliefs.
Seeing White Mouse escape, Yeh Tian and Mei Huizi’s faces turned as black as soot. Without any hesitation, they followed White Mouse and jumped down.
Time seemed to stand still at that moment. As soon as the three landed on the ground, they found eight special police officers already waiting in the alley. The dark gun barrels were coldly aimed at them.
…
Chen Mo was in the study, his gaze fixed on the computer screen.
“Brother Mo, all three spies have been captured,” Ink Girl’s childish voice suddenly spoke up.
Hearing the news, Chen Mo completely relaxed and rubbed his forehead.
“It’s so late, aren’t you going to sleep?”
Xiaoyu came in wearing pajamas. She placed a cup of water in front of Chen Mo and looked at him sitting at the computer, feeling a little heartache.
She knew that with the company growing so big in such a short time, there must be a lot of trouble. But she wouldn’t ask too much. She also knew that if Chen Mo didn’t tell her something, there must be a reason.
She knew she couldn’t help Chen Mo as much as Zhao Min could. She couldn’t assist with research matters either. So she understood clearly that all she could do was quietly stay by Chen Mo’s side and give him the care and attention he needed.
Feeling Xiaoyu’s concern, Chen Mo felt warmth in his heart. He took Xiaoyu back to the room. As soon as they got into bed, Xiaoyu turned and looked at Chen Mo.
“Lately, I’ve seen you looking worried. Is something on your mind?”
During this period, Chen Mo rarely went out with her. Whenever they needed to buy something, he asked Wang Hai to go instead. Xiaoyu, who was always attentive, had already noticed.
Chen Mo looked at Xiaoyu and held her in his arms. “Do you think my way of handling things has been too gentle lately?”
Trouble kept coming one after another. This incident originated from his Smart Assistant. He was considering whether he should change his approach; otherwise, there might be endless troubles in the future.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” Xiaoyu said. “But there’s an old saying: ‘Kind people are bullied, and tame horses are ridden.’ It has survived until now because there’s truth to it.”
“Are you upset that I keep some things from you?” Chen Mo asked.
“At any time, I trust you unconditionally.”
Those simple words meant more than a thousand others. A warm feeling flowed through Chen Mo’s heart, and he instinctively held her tighter.
The next day, the Binhai City Public Security Bureau announced that they had foiled a criminal case involving espionage activities and arrested two individuals from the Island Nation who participated in it.
The tools used in the crime that were revealed included a laser pen, guns, ether, hard disks, and some unlocking devices for intrusion.
This news quickly spread across the internet, causing a huge stir. All media outlets reported on it immediately. This kind of thing wasn’t the first time.
The online world exploded. The comments under those news articles were surprisingly uniform.
“Like if you support the death penalty.”
“Celebrating happily, great news for everyone.”
“Well done, all spies and traitors should die.”
“Baka yarou, die die…”
…
A wave of condemnation surged online. People were furious and applauded the outcome.
Not long after this news broke, an even more shocking story emerged.
The Island Nation’s spy operation this time targeted the Legion Ant Company, possibly to steal the company’s intelligent software.
The topic, which had just reached the peak of public discussion, surged to even greater heights.
As a suddenly rising star, the Legion Ant Company had always been the focus of many media outlets. The revelation that the operation targeted Legion Ant Company immediately made many media smell a big news story.
How far Legion Ant Company’s Artificial Intelligence research had progressed remained a mystery. The revealed Smart Assistant, with its human-computer interaction functions and Machine Learning capabilities, already surpassed any other Artificial Intelligence on the market.
But deeper Artificial Intelligence research remained a huge mystery to the public.
Media in Binhai City immediately gathered at the Legion Ant Company’s office building. Everyone wanted to see how the company would react.
“Sister Zhao, there are many reporters downstairs. They all want to see you and the Chairman.”
Xiaoyu stood in front of Zhao Min. At that moment, she remembered what Chen Mo had said last night. During this period, Chen Mo rarely went out with her, probably because of this matter.
“I don’t know the situation either. How can I meet them?” Zhao Min walked to the window and glanced at the media gathered outside the company’s gate.
This matter was really a headache. She had no information about these reports at all. Recently, Legion Ant Company had been quiet with no news. They had only had a few peaceful days, and now this happened.
“I’ll first ask the Chairman for his opinion,” Zhao Min said with a bitter smile and left the Office.
Chen Mo was in the Laboratory, assembling a Robot together with the robot controlled by Ink Girl. All the robot parts had arrived. He was letting Ink Girl automatically assemble the robots.
In the future, there would be ten robot assistants in the Laboratory. By then, he would only need to tell Ink Girl the technology, and let Ink Girl realize it through the robots. Efficiency would greatly improve.
“Brother Mo, Zhao Min has entered the office area,” the robot working with him suddenly spoke.
“Okay.” Chen Mo stopped what he was doing. “Assemble the rest yourself. I’m going out for a bit.”
After speaking, Chen Mo left the Laboratory.
“Chairman, these reporters are here to ask about the espionage activities spreading online.”
Zhao Min and Chen Mo stood by the window, looking down at the reporters surrounding the Legion Ant Company. From their angle, they could see at least forty reporters.
“They moved pretty fast,” Chen Mo said, looking at the reporters below.
“You didn’t know about this, did you?” Zhao Min asked in surprise.
“I knew,” Chen Mo nodded.
“Should we meet these reporters? Even a vague response would be better than nothing,” Zhao Min said.
“You go give them a response. Just say we don’t know,” Chen Mo said.
“Alright, I’ll send someone to arrange a temporary press conference.”
After Zhao Min left, Chen Mo turned his attention to the computer. “Ink Girl, organize the Chinese Character Programming Language and prepare to release it publicly.”
He had always kept a low profile. But one thing after another told him that staying low-key didn’t reduce his troubles. So he didn’t mind being a bit more high-profile from now on.